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Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by vividfrier on Saturday May 16, 2026 @07:04AM (#48159041)
Wait, just need to get all of my em dashes out!

Seriously, not a bot. Just a software engineer who feels gaslighted because I see AI used in one way at work and then I go to Hacker News and I feel like I am using a different technology compared to everyone else.

And don't get me wrong. I would like to be more skeptic about AI because I enjoy writing code, I enjoy a high salary with great benefits. But with the speed and direction we're seeing now (so I am not only looking at this specific point in time but rather also the direction and the fact that no one knows what they're doing) - I do worry about losing this. So I am definitely crossing my fingers that it is a bubble but I just don't see the evidence yet.

Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by matt_kantor on Saturday May 16, 2026 @10:18AM (#48160487)
Help me understand how your above comment[0] squares with your previous one[1].

Above, you said:

> We still require a code review for any change

And:

> We don't really vibe though. At least I don't. I see it more as comment driven development. I need to understand the code and what I want to achieve where in the codebase

But in your previous comment, you said:

> since I'm no longer looking at code

And:

> Branches are now irrelevant

How can all of these things be true?

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48156996

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47713557

Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by orphereus on Saturday May 16, 2026 @11:13AM (#48160926)
Damn, fact checking a bot feels so distopic yet necessary.
Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by breadsniffer on Saturday May 16, 2026 @01:56PM (#48162333)
gottem!!! Bad bot
Re:I believe there are entire companies right now under AI p... by prepend on Saturday May 16, 2026 @11:02AM (#48160849)
Say potato